1."River Street, Troy, NY", by James Kenneally.

Autism is known as a "spectrum disorder" because no two diagnoses are exactly the same; however, there are characteristic traits of ASD.

2."Birds", by David Barth.

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Visual taxonomies are a constant, as exemplified by this list of 397 birds by young David Barth (b. 1998).

3."Lost in Thought", by Kay Aitch.

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Kay Aitch, was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 51.

4."Streetcar in Hanoi", by Shawn Belanger.

Shawn Belanger / Via Drawing Autism

Shawn Belanger was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1985. According to his website: "By the time he was 7 or 8, Shawn would find a picture book and put it beside him on the table to look at as he drew. At first he did not like the images he created; he was having trouble holding the pencil and decided that he and his mother should draw hand-over-hand, with her holding the pencil, and he controlling the actions. Eventually he began to draw on his own."

5."Apes", by David Barth.

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Through their art, the contributors exhibit unique perspectives on how they see the world and their places in it.

6."Music Man", by Shawn Belanger.

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As online curator Maria Popova writes: "One significant change that has taken place over the past few years has been a shift from perceiving the autistic mind not as disabled but as differently abled — and often impressive in its difference".

7."Girl and Goat", by Justin L. Williams.

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As she points out, there have been plenty of other extraordinary examples of autistic abilities documented in recent years. For example, British artist Stephen Wiltshire draws Rome from memory in this video.

8."A Portrait of the Artist", by Emily L. Williams.

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And Daniel Tammet's brain is simply incredible: he has previously learned Icelandic in a single week and broke the European record by reciting the number pi up to the 22,514th digit. He's also, unlike many others, able to speak eloquently about his condition.